Surname Gakić in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Gakić families are almost entirely Croats (from Neum (Herzegovina) ), very rarely Montenegrins (from Dubrovnik area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Herzegovina (Citluk area).

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Gakić live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Vukovar (<10), Metkovic (<10), Sesvete (<5), and in Zapresic (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Gakić (including: Gakic , Gacic , Gackic , Gacich , Gachich , Gachic , Gachichi and Gakich ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Gakic " is used by some 70 people in France , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Gakich " is used by few people in the United States. "Gackic " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Gakić, Ivan Gakić, Želimir Gakić, Miodrag Gakić, Magdalena Gakić, Dražana Gakić, Andrea Gakić, Dalibor Gakić, Julijana Gakić, Jozo Gakić, Andro Gakić, Stoja Gakić, Tomislav Gakić, Gordana Gakić, Barbara Gakić, Ohran Gakić, Ana Gakić, Vesna Gakić, Marijan Gakić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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